English Language and Literature at University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 43 graduates a year

$40,345
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$60,998
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$48,590
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#46 of 576
Rank by pay
#18 of 576
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

University of Notre Dame graduates in english language and literature earn 26% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 31% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Notre Dame Compares for English Language and Literature

All 576 colleges reporting english language and literature earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Stanford University Stanford, CA$82,036$74,647#3$30,544
2Seattle University Seattle, WA$78,906$72,577#6—
3Georgetown University Washington, DC$78,370$68,672#10$52,122
4University of Chicago Chicago, IL$78,169$76,801#2$44,397
5Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$77,847$83,541#1$31,449
6College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA$74,214$65,353#19$43,362
7Howard University Washington, DC$73,929$64,781#20—
8Brown University Providence, RI$73,497$72,387#7$50,437
9Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA$71,474$72,690#5—
10George Washington University Washington, DC$70,766$62,009#28$38,985
…
43St Lawrence University Canton, NY$61,335$58,378#53$29,493
44Barnard College New York, NY$61,327$58,371#54$40,414
45Princeton University Princeton, NJ$61,323$53,822#114$35,178
46University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$60,998$65,440#18$40,345
47Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA$60,876$61,911#30$40,601
48Colgate University Hamilton, NY$60,702$57,776#58$48,008
49Syracuse University Syracuse, NY$60,602$57,681#61$25,860

Other Majors at University of Notre Dame by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Finance and Financial Management Services$160,313$99,222#3 of 452
Computer and Information Sciences$142,970$96,517#20 of 459
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$124,557$83,810#7 of 126
Mathematics and Statistics$123,663$89,689#3 of 9
Management Information Systems and Services$122,821$78,507#4 of 166
Economics$122,637$76,299#26 of 368
Accounting and Related Services$115,909$76,878#12 of 796
Chemical Engineering$113,614$83,377#8 of 158
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$112,828$85,861#24 of 258
Business/Commerce$111,444$73,170#7 of 271
Physics$110,029—#3 of 107
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$103,022$81,057#14 of 59
Biological and Physical Sciences$102,801$75,418#1 of 33
Mechanical Engineering$99,859$84,999#42 of 318
Political Science and Government$94,297$55,316#9 of 565
Mathematics$92,118$65,302#38 of 309
Marketing$91,088$63,906#19 of 516
Civil Engineering$85,781$74,499#108 of 233
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$85,619$46,030#6 of 225
Design and Applied Arts$83,414$46,825#8 of 299
Architecture$82,983$62,957#1 of 78
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$75,950$64,675#40 of 46
Area Studies$75,832$35,304#5 of 70
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics—$71,769—
History$70,423$39,522#23 of 459
Psychology$69,793—#28 of 1027
Sociology$69,704$35,915#16 of 462
International/Globalization Studies—$69,362—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$65,458$24,615#28 of 67
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$64,880$37,531#1 of 255

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Notre Dame english language and literature graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $40,345 one year after graduating and $60,998 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Notre Dame rank for english language and literature?

Among 576 colleges reporting earnings for english language and literature graduates, University of Notre Dame ranks #46 by median pay four years after graduation, and #18 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is english language and literature at University of Notre Dame worth it?

Its graduates earn 26% more than the national median for english language and literature ($48,590), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.